Accordion



(No Model.)

W. H. BE NDLER.

ACCORDION.

No. 282,834. Patented Aug. '7, 1883.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. BENDLER, OFBALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

ACCORDION.

SPECIFICATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 282,834, dated August 7, 1883.

Application filed February 3, 1883.

The invention consists in the peculiar construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make,

construct, and use the same, I will proceed to describe its construction, arrangement, and

combination of parts, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is a central vertical section through the bass end of an accordion, taken on line :0 x of Fig.- 2 5 and Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof with the reeds removed. Fig. 3 is a detail of the bell mechanism.

In the drawings, A denotes the frame of the bass-end of an accordion constructed in anywell-known way and after any desired pattern.

I prefer to construct the bass-block or keybox B substantially as shown by the drawings; but this, however, is optional with the manufacturer so long as provision is made for the two' rows of keys 0 0, each of which is provided with a pivotal movement, and the keys 0 may be lifted or turned on their piv--- ots by bending the curved wire extension thereof sufficiently to allow of a spring similar to I) being shoved under them from the outsideof the box in the direction of the an (No model.)

row, Fig. 2. The long keys 0 connect with valves D by a suitable wire, .d. These valves D are arranged in a right-angled extension of the frame A or air-space E, upon opposite sides of which a series of reed-boxes, F F, are formed. The keys 0 are connected with the valves G of the reed-boxes F by a 'wire, H, extending from their inner ends, as shown by Fig. 1. The reed boxes F may also be arranged in pairs or sets, each of which is controlled by one valve and connected by openings in their dividing-walls similar to the openings (1 connecting the boxes F.

I11 connection with the reeds controlled'by the long 'keys I provide a bell or a series of I bells, I, arranged inside of the frame A; but they may be placed on the outside thereof, if desired, Without departing from the spirit of the main feature of my invention. The bells are connected with the inner end of the keys C, so that when the reed or reeds controlled by said key are made to speak the bellis sounded at the same time.v The bells are sounded by hammers J 011 one end of a wire, K, secured to a sleeve, L, arranged on a rod, M, held in a vertical position by one end passing into the baseboard of the reed-boxes F and the other end into the bottom board of the frame A, as shown by Fig. 1 of the drawings. The end of the wire K, extending into the air-space E and connected with the keys 0 by a link, N,

'is bent backwardly, so that by the action of well-known manner, and it is unnecessary to mentary windchest, and another set of valves, ICO

Gr, arranged to operate in the main chest, sub- In testimony \vhereol'I allix my signature, in stantially as described. presence of two Witnesses, tlns31st day ofJanu- 2. The combination, in an accordion, of the my, 1883.

keys 0, springs I), link N, sleeve L, rod M,

\ 5 wire K, hammer J, and bell I, all constructed Vinnesses:

and arranged substantially as shown and de- T. J. WV. RoBER'rsoN, scribed. F. O. MOOLEARY.

\VM. H. BENDLER. 

